Need some advice
Hi everyone,
i have a problem, I want to be thin so so so bad and for the life of me I cant get myself to call the surgeon. I called twice and hung up.Why am I so afraid? Has anybody else have this problem? Probaly not...Just needed to vent....I need to call today,I am going to try.
Thanks for listening....
Neece ~~
i have a problem, I want to be thin so so so bad and for the life of me I cant get myself to call the surgeon. I called twice and hung up.Why am I so afraid? Has anybody else have this problem? Probaly not...Just needed to vent....I need to call today,I am going to try.
Thanks for listening....
Neece ~~
Yep, I did the same exact thing. I did it many times and made appointments and cancelled. I wasn't ready. Something clicked recently and now I am ready. You'll get there, don't ru**** Take your time, research, stay here and meet people with experience, search for doctors and when you're ready, you'll know it. Good luck Neece!
Shannon
Thank You so much for your stories, I am ready to be thin its the operation Im afraid of. My husband died 6 years ago and ,I have 4 children I know if something happens to me they have family but no parents, I also know if I dont lose weight soon I can doe of diabetes,heart disease and so much more that morbid obese people get. SO Im going to try again in the morning. Again Thanks so much for your help.
Neece
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Neece
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Hi! It took me 2 years to go from "I won't even think about it" to getting a date in December. I was doing fairly well on WW, but it was (is) going sooo slow, which they say is a very good thing. Maybe. Perhaps for those who don't have 150 lbs to lose. My turning point was when I developed osteoarthritis in my hip. I have a great deal of difficulty walking now. I am fortunate that I don't have any of the other major problems associated with morbid obesity like heart disease or diabetes, but my body is giving me signals that if I don't get the weight off much faster (it will take 3-4 years at the rate I'm going) that things WILL get worse.
My question for you, Neece, is whether you've tried anything else? Personally I think WLS should be a last resort when nothing else is working. It's a HUGE commitment though and you have to be mentally ready to take the journey.
My question for you, Neece, is whether you've tried anything else? Personally I think WLS should be a last resort when nothing else is working. It's a HUGE commitment though and you have to be mentally ready to take the journey.
Hi,
Well in 2006,I had a house and sold it ,I actually had some money left over so I said this is it Im trying Jenny Craig for the third time in 10 years, I did Jenny Craig for a few months but ran out of money and only lost 20 pounds ,which is alot if I only had to lose 20 pounds ,I have to lose 140 lbs,so then I said lets try NutriSystem again ,i tryed them in 2003 and loved it for 2 months,lost 23 pounds ,but then the food taste so bad, so now its summer of 2007 I tried both diet food place ,lets try South Beach and join a gym,all hyped,did that for a few weeks but missed potatoes way too much and the gym well i like the gym,so then I said Ill try WW for the 10th time since I was in high school. Mind you since 2006 starting all this I lost 20 gained 25,lost 23 gained 28. Im going to do good with WW,well after 3 months of going to a meeting then missing 3 meetings.I just gave up. I was actually totally against the WLS,my brother had it done Dec 2006,he lost 230pounds, I said thats the easy way out. I dont think that nomore, Im almost the heaviest Ive ever been, I hit 301 in 2004,but lost 30 pounds from using Stackers,I got real sick on them,so now Im 289 and I need the surgery. I tried everything out there,When I was in my early 20s i got hooked on speed(crank) to lose weight,I did ,went down to 177 ,but I couldnt keep that life style up and had too many kids and a husband to take care of. Im at the end of my rope,I need the surgery before I die, my husband passed away in 2002 so my kids need me. I have 4 wonderful kids and i love them so much and want to see them grow up.I tried it all...Its hard ,very hard to loseweight but we all no that. Sry to ramble on ,thanks for listening.
Neece
GO~~NY~~JETS~~
Well in 2006,I had a house and sold it ,I actually had some money left over so I said this is it Im trying Jenny Craig for the third time in 10 years, I did Jenny Craig for a few months but ran out of money and only lost 20 pounds ,which is alot if I only had to lose 20 pounds ,I have to lose 140 lbs,so then I said lets try NutriSystem again ,i tryed them in 2003 and loved it for 2 months,lost 23 pounds ,but then the food taste so bad, so now its summer of 2007 I tried both diet food place ,lets try South Beach and join a gym,all hyped,did that for a few weeks but missed potatoes way too much and the gym well i like the gym,so then I said Ill try WW for the 10th time since I was in high school. Mind you since 2006 starting all this I lost 20 gained 25,lost 23 gained 28. Im going to do good with WW,well after 3 months of going to a meeting then missing 3 meetings.I just gave up. I was actually totally against the WLS,my brother had it done Dec 2006,he lost 230pounds, I said thats the easy way out. I dont think that nomore, Im almost the heaviest Ive ever been, I hit 301 in 2004,but lost 30 pounds from using Stackers,I got real sick on them,so now Im 289 and I need the surgery. I tried everything out there,When I was in my early 20s i got hooked on speed(crank) to lose weight,I did ,went down to 177 ,but I couldnt keep that life style up and had too many kids and a husband to take care of. Im at the end of my rope,I need the surgery before I die, my husband passed away in 2002 so my kids need me. I have 4 wonderful kids and i love them so much and want to see them grow up.I tried it all...Its hard ,very hard to loseweight but we all no that. Sry to ramble on ,thanks for listening.
Neece
GO~~NY~~JETS~~
Hi Neece,
calling the surgeon is not the final step it is just the next one. Try to see it as a journey, make an appointment and talk, see how you feel after that.
Dr Mike
calling the surgeon is not the final step it is just the next one. Try to see it as a journey, make an appointment and talk, see how you feel after that.
Dr Mike
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